Stirrup vessel in shape of a squatting captive · Peru, Vicus / Viru · ID: 3047205
sold
EUR 200
Provenance
Old German Collection (before 1970)Size
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch
Description
fired clay/ ceramic, painted in red, rest.
The prisoner depicted here is completely naked except for a cap that identifies him as a high-ranking man. Since the 1st millennium B.C. it was the custom in Norperu to dishonour prisoners of war by removing their armour and jewellery.
Comparing literature
Clados, Christiane, Das göttliche Herz der Dinge, Köln 2012, p. 116
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).